Poultry-car construction



W. P. JOHNSON POULTRY CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed March 5, 1927 2Sheelzs-Sheel'.u l

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1,653,573 W. P. JOHNSON POULTRY CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed March 3,

Patented Dee. 2.0, 1927.

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Application led March 3, 1927. Serial No. 172,349.

This invention relates to improvements in poultry cars and moreespecially to that type of poultry car provided with tiers of coops oncach side of a central aisle. In cars ofl this type,` the coopsordinarily are closed on the outside by a wire screening to keep thepoultry in and at the same time permit the entrance of light and air. Inbad weather, however, the poultry must be shielded against cold, and theelements. n

One of the features of my invention is the provision of simple andefficient meansfor so shielding the poultry in a car of this type.

My improved car is simple in construction and efcient in service.

Other features and advantages of ymy invention will appear more fullyals I proceed y with my specification.

In that form of device embodying the features of my invention, shown inthe accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in sideelevation of a poultry ear, showing the canvas covering in position,with a portion broken away, Fig. 2 is a view taken as indicated by theline 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation showing detailsof my invention, and Fig. 4 is a view taken as indicated by the line 4of Fig. 3. p

As shown in the drawings, the car is provided with a plurality ofvertical side posts and corner posts 11. At each side of the door of thecar there is arranged a doorpost indicated by 12. The posts are securedat their lower ends to the main frame 13 of the car by means of rivets14.

Each of the posts 10 consistsl of an outwardly facing channel providedwith outwardly turned fianges 10a. VVithindthe channel of the side post10 is secured a wood filler 15 by means of the bolts 16.

The corner posts 11 are formed of members substantially Z-shaped incross section and within the outer angle is placed a wood filler 17supported by means of the bolts 18. The door post 12 is similar in shapeand is provided with a similar wood filler 19`supported by means of thebolts 20.

Adjacent the door post 12 is another post 21, which is alsoformed of amember sub-` stantially Z-shaped vin cross section and to this member isbolted an angle iron 22 by means of the bolts 23. One of the flanges 21aof the member 21 is parallel with the flange 22a of the member 22 andboth flanges 21"v and 22' are turned t-o face awayr from the door post12.

Each tier of coops is closed inon the outside by a long screen striphaving edges preferably made of small channel bars, 24. Each of thesescreen strips extends from the corner post 11 substantially to the dooropening 25. One end of each of the screen strips is located beneath thefiange 11a-of the corner post 11 and the other end lies between the `twoHangeg 21a and 22a of the two members 21 and 22 (see Fig. 4). The screenstrips are held in'position bycleats 25 bolted to the flanges 10'6L vofthe side posts 10. Each of the cleats 25 has oppositely extendingfingers 25?t to overlap the members 24 of adjacent screen strips. Eachof the cleats 25 is attached to the fiange 10a of a side post 1() bymeans of a bolt 26.

27 indicates a protective covering of canvas or similar material,adapted to be placedv outside of the screens on a car to protect thepoultry in the coops from cold or the elements. Obviously, this canvasneed not be on at all times; and consequently I have provided new andimproved means for readily putting on and talringoff the canvas. This isaccomplished by placing the canvas in position and nailing a slat or astrip 28 to the filler 17 in the corner post 11 by means of the nails29. It is tobe understood that Y the canvas is placed under the slat 28.The canvas is similarly fastened to a filler 15 in a side post by meansof theslat 30 attached by the nails 31; andat the end adjacent the dooropening there is provided another slat 32 attached by the nails 33 tothe filler 19. It will be seen that these wood fillers 17, 15 and 19furnish a substance to which the slats 28, 30, andV 32 can be readilynailed.

While I have shown and described certain embodiment-s of my invention,it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications.Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangementmay be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asdisclosed in the appended claim, in which it is my intention to claimall novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view ofthe prior art.

l/Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

Side, side posts with laterally projecting means Comprising a cleat, andmeans for l flanges, corner posts and door post ineinattaching the cleatto the [lange of a side 10 bers having flanges projecting toward eachpost, said cleats having fingers adapted to other, horizontal screenstrips having reinoverlap the reinforced edges of adjacent 5 forcededges, the ends of the Screen strips screen strips.

adapted to lie under the flanges of a corner In Witness whereof, I havehereunto set post and a door post member, and means my hand this 1st dayMarch, A. D. 1927.

for securing said screen strips to the car, said VVALDO P. JOHNSON.

